Ricky Williams is retiring

[IowaSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by skins009

Ricky will be back, i'm calling it right now. The guy has mental issues and a history of depression. He probably had some chemical imbalance when he made this decesion. He'll be back.

I'll take that bet in the opposite direction. Civlization may never hear from him again until NFL Films does one of those "Where are they now" segments.

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

I'll take that bet in the opposite direction. Civlization may never hear from him again until NFL Films does one of those "Where are they now" segments.

That's what I'm leaning toward, too. I think Williams enjoys life outside of football too much to come back. I think he'll do exactly what he said he's going to do, and it might be a long time before he even shows his face in the United States again. Then again, he might be broke in 5 years-- seeing as how he's giving his money away to any and all takers-- so maybe we'll see him again sooner than I think. I just don't think it'll be in a football uniform.

Good luck to him, and I hope he finds what he's looking for...



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[frogprincess]

Originally Posted by skins009

Ricky will be back, i'm calling it right now. The guy has mental issues and a history of depression. He probably had some chemical imbalance when he made this decesion. He'll be back.

This is exactly what I was talking about when I was concerned about Sean Taylor and mental health issues. It seemed as though he didn't really want to play football, or be a Redskin. But after reading Matty's post, I think that maybe Ricky Williams is the one whose head is on straight, and I wish him all the best.
Being honest, though, it's easy for me to say that because Ricky's a Dolphin. I can't be so laidback about Sean, being the huge Redskins fan that I am.

[That Guy]

I'll vote for "gone for good." It appears he really doesn't like football that much, he was just good at it... but I really don't know too much about him. Maybe he's planning on going all Bono and doing charity work... really sounds like he just thought he's looking to do something more important or worthwhile with his life. I reserve the right to be dead wrong though (isn't that ironic?).

[Hogskin]

Yeah, I figured he would be back when I first heard this. But hearing about the influence from Jim Brown and Robert Smith convinces me otherwise. Not only are the Dolphins done for the season, it is a major setback for the keeper-league Hogskins. I drafted him when he came into the NFL Now I gotta rely on Tiki... damn! Well, I will still keep him on my practice squad for a year or two just in case.

[That Guy]

I also think that he's probably thought about this decision for months and months, and if he's gone public and told the coach, it means he's not going back. If he had doubts he wouldn't have started the sideshow yet.

[Gmanc711]

Damn. I woke up this morning and saw this and I'm shocked. I honestly thought it was a hoax when I first saw it. I really hate to see this guy leave, I loved watching him play. However, you do what you gotta do to be happy. Sorry Dolphin fan, you must be pretty pissed right now.

[jdlea]

I'm stunned and a little upset about this whole situation. I can't believe he's leaving the game at just 27 years old, claiming he doesn't like it anymore. I guess I can understand that, but....no I really can't. It just doesn't make sense. Ricky was one of my favorite running backs in the NFL. How could he do this?

[That Guy]

oh yeah, an entire draft class, and the return on that is nothing 2 years later... i'd bet they'd be steamed. usually 7 picks gives you more years (if the 1st rounder is any good, 6 years+ and then the other 6 rounds...), they got 2 years, REAL bad deal on their end.

of course, i don't think anyone really saw this coming... i mean, he's the kind of RB that could sit in the top ten each season for another 5-6 years...

[BrudLee]

Looks like the Dolphins wil have to rely on the precision passing of, let me check my roster here...

A.J. Feeley?

Oh, those guys are screwed. Revise your Power Rankings, boys.

[illdefined]

man. major news. their entire offense was built on him. burn the playbook, burn the season.

i understand where Ricky is coming from though, he never seemed happy where he was. maybe he'll never be happy. its good to hear he says he's happy now, but i wonder if he'd feel differently if he never made all that money. who knows.

i hope he gave Wannstadt some more warning though, because he's really leaving tons of people out to dry in the organization. not even talking about the fans, their livelihoods didnt count on him.

[Carnage]

I gotta think this puts O-gu out of our reach now. There are too many other teams with good running back depth, and Miami needs a real back in the worse way. I expect the trade to involve a TJ Duckett or Larry Johnson type backup.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by Carnage

I gotta think this puts O-gu out of our reach now. There are too many other teams with good running back depth, and Miami needs a real back in the worse way. I expect the trade to involve a TJ Duckett or Larry Johnson type backup.

ugh. think you might be right.

[Hogskin]

Originally Posted by Carnage

I gotta think this puts O-gu out of our reach now. There are too many other teams with good running back depth, and Miami needs a real back in the worse way. I expect the trade to involve a TJ Duckett or Larry Johnson type backup.

I agree with your overall conclusion, but not Duckett. I can't see Falcons letting him go with the shakey early-season status of Dunn. They don't want to bring down the early curtain on another season.

[Skins fan 44]

What a self centered jackhole. You have a team that is depending on him and this guy totally lets them down. I can understand if your heart is not in it that he should not play, but quitting a week before camp starts is just thinking of himself. He should of at least gave some warning so the Fins could of drafted or gone after a rb. Enjoy you dope you looser. By the way you might not want to step foot in Miami again.